As the snakes rain down, Xie Lian realizes there’s a sixth person in the pit. He remembers a young heavenly official, Pei Xiu, orchestrated a massacre before ascending. Both Millstone and Half-Moon recognize Zhao as Pei Xiu. Afterwards, Xie Lian returns to the cave with the antidote for the merchant who had been bitten. Xie Lian says his goodbyes, and Nan Feng and Fu Yao return to heaven.
Pris au piège dans la Fosse des pécheurs, Xie Lian rencontre enfin la fameuse préceptrice impériale qui s'avère être une ancienne connaissance.